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what bands have you only seen once...

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that you would like to see again? not talking about different lineups (ie, Jay Bennett-era Wilco), just bands in general.


of the top of my head:

The Fall
Cows
Thee Headcoats
Sun City Girls
The Delgados
The Dead C.

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Rage Against the Machine
Natural Child
Queens of the Stone Age (had tickets to see them a 2nd time, but my grandmother passed about 4 hours before the show and I went home to help)
Lucero
The Roots

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The Kinks (have seen Ray D solo a couple of times)
Traffic
The Mahavishnu Orchestra
Bonnie Raitt
Roy Buchanan (may have seen 2x, can't quite remember)
Muddy Waters
The Allman Brothers Band
Miles Davis
Marvin Gaye

It's funny: I'm sure there are more but what's mostly coming to mind are bands I never saw rather than those I did get to see once.
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wilco is the first one that comes to mind. saw them at the barrymore in madison right before SBS came out, but never since.
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Miles Davis
Prince
Judas Priest
Replacements
Ravi Shankar
Eddie Rabbitt
Porter Wagoner/Dolly Parton et al (my first concert, it was the traveling version of the TV variety show)
Radiohead
Vandenberg
Jon Butcher Axis
Living Colour
Jackyl
Georgia Satellites
Titty Bingo
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Radiohead's a great one
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The Cult
The Cure
Demilich
Earthless
Judas Priest
Legendary Pink Dots
Peter Murphy
Radiohead
Cecil Taylor
Tesla
Trad Gras Och Stenar
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Joy Division

David Bowie

Lou Reed

Suicide

The Cramps

Magazine

Kraftwerk

Culture

John Cale

U Roy

White Stripes

Buzzcocks

Sparklehorse

The Breeders

Pixies

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

The Sound

The Cure

Teardrop Explodes

Bob Dylan

The Only Ones

The Jam

Elvis Costello

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Zip City wrote:Radiohead's a great one
still bummed I got shutout completely for their two upcoming shows at the Greek in Berkeley. Demand was insane
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Zip City wrote:Radiohead's a great one

they're no Titty Bingo

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linkous wrote:Joy Division

David Bowie

Lou Reed

Suicide

The Cramps

Magazine

Kraftwerk

Culture

John Cale

U Roy

White Stripes

Buzzcocks

Sparklehorse

The Breeders

Pixies

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

The Sound

The Cure

Teardrop Explodes

Bob Dylan

The Only Ones

The Jam

Elvis Costello
jesus man how old are you?

i definitely would have loved to see JD, The Sound and The Jam.

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tinnitus photography wrote:
Zip City wrote:Radiohead's a great one

they're no Titty Bingo
who is?

I still a handful of TB bumnperstickers...... somewhere

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Molly Hatchet

Blue Oyster Cult

REM

Yes

The Police

Talking Heads

Big Country

Jimmy Buffet

Cowboy Junkies

Townes Van Zandt

Green Day

U2

Page & Plant

Paul Simon

Bob Seger

Elton John

Tom Petty

Bob Dylan

Grateful Dead

Alabama Shakes

John Mellencamp
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tinnitus photography wrote:
linkous wrote:Joy Division

David Bowie

Lou Reed

Suicide

The Cramps

Magazine

Kraftwerk

Culture

John Cale

U Roy

White Stripes

Buzzcocks

Sparklehorse

The Breeders

Pixies

Jon Spencer Blues Explosion

The Sound

The Cure

Teardrop Explodes

Bob Dylan

The Only Ones

The Jam

Elvis Costello
jesus man how old are you?

i definitely would have loved to see JD, The Sound and The Jam.
Just realised that a few of these bands were actually supporting other bands.

Joy Division were supporting Buzzcocks at Glasgow Apollo (1979), The Sound were supporting Echo and The Bunnymen at Stirling University (1980).
The Cramps supported The Police at Glasgow Apollo (1980?), and Suicide supported The Clash at Glasgow Apollo (1978)

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Bob Marley and the Wailers

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scotto wrote:Bob Marley and the Wailers
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beantownbubba wrote:
scotto wrote:Bob Marley and the Wailers
It's official: I hate you.
I don't recall having an opportunity to see Bob but I did have a chance to see Peter Tosh when he came to Page Auditorium at Duke University in the early 80's. Unfortunately, a situation arose that prevented me from going.

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U2
John Doe
Allison Moorer

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New York Dolls
The Police
Pretenders
The Who
Johnny Thunders
Echo & The Bunnymen
Adam Ant
Big Country
Wall Of Voodoo
Bottle Rockets
Ian Hunter
The Pogues
The Alarm
Phranc
Beat Rodeo
The Cramps
NRBQ
Elvis Costello
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Kudzu Guillotine wrote:
beantownbubba wrote:
scotto wrote:Bob Marley and the Wailers
It's official: I hate you.
I don't recall having an opportunity to see Bob but I did have a chance to see Peter Tosh when he came to Page Auditorium at Duke University in the early 80's. Unfortunately, a situation arose that prevented me from going.
Dec. 6, 1979, Hoch Auditorium at KU (Lawrence, KS). Almost didn't make it because I didn't have a car or a ride, much less tickets, but the lovely Julia Donk (real name) had a pair (Ha!), couldn't go, and GAVE them to me and my friend, John Mammen (also real name), who had just borrowed his parents' car. The rest, as they say...

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scotto wrote:Dec. 6, 1979, Hoch Auditorium at KU (Lawrence, KS). Almost didn't make it because I didn't have a car or a ride, much less tickets, but the lovely Julia Donk (real name) had a pair (Ha!), couldn't go, and GAVE them to me and my friend, John Mammen (also real name), who had just borrowed his parents' car. The rest, as they say...
Cool story. Though I was aware of it for years, I didn't really get bitten by the reggae bug until '79 or so. Other than maybe Jimmy Cliff and Burning Spear, I still haven't seen any of the really big acts. I saw Ziggy Marley open for INXS in '88 in Chapel Hill but I don't really consider him the real deal. Closer to bubblegum reggae, especially then.

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Kudzu Guillotine wrote:
beantownbubba wrote:
scotto wrote:Bob Marley and the Wailers
It's official: I hate you.
I don't recall having an opportunity to see Bob but I did have a chance to see Peter Tosh when he came to Page Auditorium at Duke University in the early 80's. Unfortunately, a situation arose that prevented me from going.
my wife's first concert without parental supervision was Jimmy Cliff/Peter Tosh at some venue in Providence
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sactochris wrote:New York Dolls
WTF? Did your babysitter take you?
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beantownbubba wrote:
sactochris wrote:New York Dolls
WTF? Did your babysitter take you?
Did he say it was the original New York Dolls?

That said, I still like the image of the babysitter who would have taken a kid to the original Dolls. I am getting a big Juliette Lewis vibe
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Kraftwerk (although I have tickets for this summer for show number two)
Prince
Hiss Golden Messenger
Joanna Newsom
Sufjan Stevens
The Cure
Grateful Dead
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James Brown
Public Enemy
New Order
Sparklehorse
The Afghan Whigs
Isbell
The Mountain Goats
And some Belgian hardcore band called Black Up I saw supporting Rocket From The Crypt who have, ironically, not played a single show since I moved to Belgium.

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Flea wrote:Molly Hatchet
The Police
Big Country
Jimmy Buffet
Paul Simon
Bob Seger
just so we're clear, the question also includes "and who you'd want to see again."

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tinnitus photography wrote:
Flea wrote:Molly Hatchet
The Police
Big Country
Jimmy Buffet
Paul Simon
Bob Seger
just so we're clear, the question also includes "and who you'd want to see again."
No apologies. I don't regret any of those shows. Except The Police, they sucked. And maybe Bob Seger, but that's because I passed out in the second fuvking row stage center from pre-show libations and missed the entire concert.
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Molly Hatchet was the first band i ever saw, opening for the Outlaws.

Frank Frazetta made a nice dime on the backs of that band.

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